Organizers for the tenth annual Game Developers Choice Awards today unveiled the list of nominees, led by Naughty Dog's blockbuster PS3 title Uncharted 2, which earned 7 nominations including Game of the Year. Downloadable PSN title Flower, from thatgamecompany, wasn't far behind with 5 nominations, and Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed II earned 4 nominations.
It should be noted that this year's Game Developers Choice Awards are more diverse and include iPhone games, downloadable games, social games and free-to-play online titles. The winners will be honored at the Game Developers Choice Awards show, which is set to take place Thursday, March 11 at 6:30 pm at the Moscone Convention Center during the 2010 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
Here's the complete list of categories and nominees:
Best Game Design ---------------- Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady) Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft Montreal) Flower (thatgamecompany) Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog) Plants Vs. Zombies (PopCap) Best Visual Art --------------- Borderlands (Gearbox Software) Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog) Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward) Flower (thatgamecompany) Best Technology --------------- Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward) Red Faction: Guerrilla (Volition) Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog) Killzone 2 (Guerrilla Games) Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal) Best Writing ------------ Brutal Legend (Double Fine) Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios) Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare) Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog) Halo 3: ODST (Bungie) Best Audio ---------- Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog) Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare) Rock Band: The Beatles (Harmonix) Flower (thatgamecompany) Brutal Legend (Double Fine Productions) Innovation ---------- Scribblenauts (5th Cell) Flower (thatgamecompany) Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog) Plants Vs. Zombies (PopCap) Demon's Souls (From Software) Best Debut ---------- The Maw (Twisted Pixel) League Of Legends (Riot Games) Spider: The Secret Of Bryce Manor (Tiger Style) Torchlight (Runic Games) Zeno Clash (ACE Team) Best Downloadable Game ---------------------- Plants Vs. Zombies (PopCap) Trials HD (RedLynx) PixelJunk Shooter (Q Games) Shadow Complex (Chair Entertainment) Flower (thatgamecompany) Best New Social/Online Game --------------------------- Restaurant City (Playfish) Farmville (Zynga) Dungeon Fighter Online (Neople/Nexon) Free Realms (Sony Online Entertainment San Diego) Bejeweled Blitz (PopCap) Best Handheld Game ------------------ Scribblenauts (5th Cell) Flight Control (Firemint) Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Rockstar Leeds/Rockstar North) Spider: The Secret Of Bryce Manor (Tiger Style) Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo EAD) Game Of The Year ---------------- Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog) Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare) Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios) Demon's Souls (From Software) Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal)
2 Comments
January 20, 2010
7 Awards, that's excellent. Exactly what I expected from Naughty Dog's masterpiece.
January 20, 2010
Hidden-Star, it's 7 nominations, which doesn't mean awards. It means the game could potentially win 7 awards if it wins all the categories it's been nominated for.